常用英语短语500组(五)

1. bar…from doing禁止做某事

e.g.: bar the suspect from leaving the country 禁止嫌疑人离开该国

2. praise A for B因为B赞美A

e.g.: I won his high praise for my work. 因为我的工作，我赢得了高度赞扬。

3. persuade A not to说服A不要去做某事

e.g.: Our boss persuaded me not to postpone the project. 我们的老板说服我不要推迟这个项目。

4. look after照顾；关心；目送

e.g.: I need to look after the new employee. 我要照顾这位新员工。

5. by means of用，依靠

e.g.: The cables are linked by means of connectors. 电缆通过连接器连接。

6. half a二等份中的一份

e.g.: The party was held half a year ago. 该聚会在半年前举行。

7. go away走开

e.g.: The suspect has gone away. 嫌疑人已经离开了。

8. so as to以便；以致

e.g.: He hurried so as to catch the train. 他赶紧赶火车。

9. between A and B在A与B之间

e.g.: The average score was between 50 and 60. 平均分数在50到60之间。

10. just now刚才；眼下

e.g.: I got your mail just now. 我刚刚收到你的邮件。

11. ought not to不应该

e.g.: Such actions ought not to be allowed. 这种行为不应该被允许。

12. by chance偶然；意外地

e.g.: Julia became an actress completely by chance. Julia成为一名演员很偶然。

13. be crazy about爱的发狂，热衷于，迷恋

e.g.: Daniel is crazy about Ashley. Daniel对Ashley很着迷。

14. put…together编辑；拼拢

e.g.: put a team together 组建一个团队

15. in advance预先，提前

e.g.: Submit the application form in advance. 提前提交申请表。

16. rely on依靠，依赖

e.g.: You can rely on me anytime. 你可以随时依靠我。

17. stare at凝视，盯住

e.g.: I kept staring at the site. 我一直盯着这个地方。

18. all but几乎，差一点

e.g.: There is a remedy for all but death. 除了死亡之外，其它都有补救办法。

19. look to A for B指望A做B

e.g.: My father always looks to me for help. 我的父亲总是指望我寻求帮助。

20. pay (A) for B为…而付钱

e.g.: I paid 100 dollars at auction for a bag. 我在拍卖会花了100美元买了一个包。

21. be thought to被认为

e.g.: It is thought to be a good method. 它是一个好方法。

22. as is often the case情况常常如此；这是常有的事；通常就是这样

e.g.: As with often the case with kids, he was screaming. 与孩子们的情况一样，他尖叫着。

23. be familiar to为…所熟悉；被某人熟悉

e.g.: Her name is familiar to Chinese people. 她的名字对中国人来说很熟悉。

24. come close to doing接近

e.g.: My team came close to losing the game. 我的团队几乎要输掉比赛了。

25. see if看看是否

e.g.: Let’s see if a workable deal is possible. 让我们看看是否可能进行一个可行的交易。

26. on the phone在打电话

e.g.: My nephew was talking with Kate on the phone. 我的侄子正在和Kate通电话。

27. by sea由海路；乘船

e.g.: Please send this by sea. 请通过海路运送这些东西。

28. put on穿上；上演

e.g.: He that puts on a public gown, must put off a private person. 穿上公袍的人必须放弃自我。

29. after school放学后

e.g.: I play tennis after school. 放学后我打网球。

30. It has been…since…从那以后

e.g.: It has been a month since I received your last email. 自我收到你最后一封电子邮件已有一个月了。

31. switch…on接通，开启

e.g.: I switch my computer on every morning. 我每天早上都开启电脑。

32. be certain (that)确信

e.g.: I am certain you will pass. 我相信你会通过。

33. go bankrupt破产

e.g.: The company would go bankrupt due to its debts. 由于债务，该公司将破产。

34. take…into consideration记住；考虑，顾及，体谅

e.g.: When hiring, we take your experience into consideration. 招聘时，我们会考虑您的经验。

35. under construction 在建造中；正在施工之中

e.g.: Our company building is under construction. 我们的公司大楼正在建设中。

36. do without没有…也行；摒弃

e.g.: She had to do without sweets for a week. 她不得不在一周内不吃甜食。

37. be ashamed of为…感到羞耻

e.g.: He is ashamed of what he said. 他对他所说的话感到羞愧。

38. It seems…that看起来怎样

e.g.: It seems to me that he is right. 在我看来他是对的。

39. be good for有益于；对…有好处

e.g.: Fresh fruit is good for your health. 新鲜水果对你的健康有益。

40. from a distance从远处；隔开一段距离

e.g.: That sign is hard to read from a distance. 很难从远处读到这个标志。

41. second to none首屈一指

e.g.: Pablo Picasso is second to none as a painter. 毕加索是一名首屈一指的画家。

42. as follows如下

e.g.: The teacher explained the rule as follows. 老师解释如下规则。

43. love to爱对，爱到，爱

e.g.: My cousin loves to watch horror movies. 我的表弟喜欢看恐怖片。

44. none of one’s business不关谁的事

e.g.: It’s none of my business. 这不关我的事。

45. by the way顺便说说，顺便问一下；在途中

e.g.: By the way, when are you going back home? 顺便问一下，你什么时候回家？

46. from time to time不时，有时

e.g.: My computer crashes from time to time. 我的电脑不时会崩溃。

47. whether or not不论，是否

e.g.: The actor isn’t sure whether or not he can dance. 演员不确定他是否可以跳舞。

48. translate A into B把A翻译成B

e.g.: translate English to Chinese 将英语翻译成汉语

49. now that既然；由于

e.g.: Now that the exam is over, I feel much relieved. 现在考试结束了，我感到很轻松。

50. for the time being暂时

e.g.: The money will do for the time being. 这笔钱暂时可以用了。

51. hold…in high esteem非常尊敬某人

e.g.: I hold my wife in high esteem. 我非常尊敬我的妻子。

52. never…without doing 总是

e.g.: I never see that play without crying. 我看那场戏总会哭。

53. punch…in the face往某人脸上揍一拳

e.g.: The police officer punched the man in the face. 警察往那个男人脸上揍了一拳。

54. sneak out渐隐；偷偷溜走

e.g.: The kids want to sneak out at night. 孩子们想在你晚上偷偷溜走。

55. be unable to不能做某事

e.g.: I was unable to download the Facebook app. 我无法下载Facebook应用程序。

56. regardless of不顾，不管

e.g.: We employ people regardless of race, age, sex or gender. 我们雇佣人员，不论种族、年龄、性别。

57. little by little渐渐；逐渐地

e.g.: Profits began to show little by little. 逐渐开始获利。

58. watch out (for)小心；提防

e.g.: Watch out for cars. 注意汽车。

59. make… out看透

e.g.: I can’t make her out at all. 我根本看不透她。

60. do… good对什么有好处

e.g.: The book will do you good. 这本书会对你有好处。

61. persist in坚持；固执于

e.g.: He persists in his opinion. 他坚持他的意见。

62. prevail over胜过；占优势

e.g.: Nothing can prevail over fate. 没有什么可以胜过命运。

63. be similar to与…相似

e.g.: It is similar to Tom’s way. 这与汤姆所用的方式类似。

64. once in a while偶尔；有时

e.g.: Once in a while she goes to Tokyo. 她偶尔会去东京。

65. so long as只要，既然，如果

e.g.: You may go out so long as you come back. 只要你很快回来，你可以出去走走。

66. provide for供养，供给；规定；为…作准备

e.g.: Ann has a large family to provide for. 安需要供养一个大家庭。

67. for one thing首先；一则

e.g.: For one thing, I’ve no money, and for another, I’ve no leisure. 一方面，我没有钱，另一方面，我没有空闲时间。

68. such as比如；诸如

e.g.: alcohol such as beer 酒精如啤酒

69. contend with对付；与…作斗争

e.g.: We have to contend with violent crime. 我们必须与暴力犯罪作斗争。

70. need doing需要做某事

e.g.: This TV needs repairing. 这台电视需要修理。

71. on the one hand一方面

e.g.: On the one hand, her song is popular in Japan. 一方面，她的歌在日本很受欢迎。

72. all the time始终，一直

e.g.: I ask myself the same question all the time. 我一直在问自己同样的问题。

73. be interested in对…感兴趣

e.g.: The teacher is interested in the research activity. 老师对研究活动感兴趣。

74. stop doing停止做某事

e.g.: Will you stop smoking here, please? 请你不要吸烟了，好吗？

75. only too非常；实在

e.g.: My friend was only too glad to come with you. 我的朋友非常高兴和你一起去。

76. pay heed to注意（留意）

e.g.: Nobody bothered to pay heed to his request. 没有人留意他的要求。

77. have got拥有

e.g.: I’ve got a five-year-old daughter. 我有一个五岁的女儿。

78. The reason (why)…is because…什么的原因是因为什么

e.g.: The reason why he got ice was because he wanted. 他得到冰的原因是因为他想要。

79. forget to忘了要

e.g.: My co-worker forgot to take the medicine. 我的同事忘了吃药。

80. be sure of确定；对…有把握

81. as it turned out正如事情结果那样

e.g.: As it turned out, they got back together again. 事实证明，他们又回到了一起。

82. start to开始

e.g.: Let’s start to discuss the plan. 让我们开始讨论这个计划。

83. a second一秒钟

e.g.: Hold on for a second. 等一下。

84. look…way(s)看的方式

e.g.: Listen, look this way. 听着，这样看。

85. take account of考虑到；顾及；体谅

e.g.: You must take account of the fact that she is a child. 你必须考虑到她是一个孩子的事实。

86. begin doing开始做某事

e.g.: The shop will begin taking comments on its website. 该商店将开始在其网站上发表评论。

87. if it hadn’t been for如果不是因为

e.g.: If it hadn’t been for the storm, we would have been in time. 如果不是因为风暴，我们会及时达到的。

88. A days before B在B几天前做了A

e.g.: I moved nine days before Christmas. 我在圣诞节前九天搬家了。

89. may as well还是…好

e.g.: It’s not very far, so you may as well walk. 这不是很远，所以你还是走路比较好。

90. if…were to如果怎样就会怎样

e.g.: If I were to be reborn, I would like to be a bird. 如果我可以重生，我想成为一只鸟。

91. be free from免受，免于；没有…的

e.g.: I am free from work today. 我今天没有工作。

92. call on访问，拜访；号召，请求

e.g.: I’ll call on you on Monday. 我星期一会去拜访你。

93. ought to应该

e.g.: Marriage ought to be a lifelong commitment. 婚姻应该是终生的承诺。

94. add A to B把A加到B中

e.g.: I’m going to add a caption to a photo. 我要为照片添加标题。

95. …and so forth等等

e.g.: I had a good time climbing mountains and so forth. 我玩得很开心，爬山等等。

96. be content with以…为满足

97. be engaged to与…订婚；忙于做…

e.g.: We’re engaged to be married. 我们订婚了。

98. show off炫耀；卖弄

e.g.: The boy was eager to show off his new bicycle to his friends. 这个男孩急于向他的朋友炫耀他的新自行车。

99. major in主修

e.g.: What do you major in? 你的专业是什么？

100. be for赞成

e.g.: I’m all for his proposal. 我完全赞成他的提议。